Question

What is another name for the Circum-Pacific Belt

Answer 1

Pacific-Ring of Fire is the other name for the Circum-Pacific Belt. Among the options given withing the question, the correct option is option "C". It is actually the zone of earthquakes where 90% of the earthquakes of the world takes place. Numerous volcanic eruptions also occur in this region. This is a region where there is continuos shift of the tectonic plates and this results in either volcanic eruptions or earthquakes or both. Numerous volcanoes are also a part of this region. It is a horse-shoe shaped region. It has almost 452 volcanoes and they are either active or dormant.